In light of the trends influencing energy markets, this perspectives brief and a related report examine the cost of electrical power in New Hampshire and New England, the reliability of the electrical power system in terms of its ability to meet demand, and the risk New Hampshire ratepayers might face from various proposals to secure or increase the supply of …

To better understand the opportunities and challenges for New Hampshire’s energy future resulting from emerging trends in the supply and demand for energy, the New Hampshire Chapter of The Nature Conservancy and the New Hampshire Community Finance Development Authority engaged the University of New Hampshire to perform a rigorous and impartial study that examines the current and potential future of …

Over the last year, The Nature Conservancy, the NH Clean Tech Council, and the Environmental Defense Fund have worked to bring legislators together with municipal, manufacturing and local leaders to initiate conversations about energy options and infrastructure, and to incorporate diverse perspectives in discussions on efficiency and renewable opportunities in New Hampshire. What came out of these statewide ‘Listening Sessions’ …

“Hearing the stories from around our state it became absolutely clear that people not only want control over their lives, they want control over their energy bills and want the freedom to make new energy choices. Choices like using solar energy, LEDs, batteries–choices that give them more control, and also real dollar savings. It is great to see the momentum …

“Clean energy has become a very important contributor to New England’s energy mix. As figure above shows, ISO New England projects that energy efficiency and solar are reducing the region’s energy use by over 10,000 gigawatt hours of electricity today, growing to 25,000 gigawatt hours by 2025. Thanks to those clean resources, New England’s annual electricity use is dropping for …

New Hampshire needs sensible, consistent, long term energy policies that will continue to strengthen our State’s economy and support the growing use of clean energy technologies and efficiencies. No one organization or sector has all the answers. This effort will promote approaches that help ratepayers lower their bills; ensure more reliable and affordable energy; and secure the ability of homeowners, …

In January of 2017, the NH’s Energy Future is Now partners collaborated with the Merrimack Chamber of Commerce, holding a Listening Session together at the Able Ebenezer brewery in Merrimack. This collaboration brought together a group more oriented toward the needs of business owners, while still engaging a diverse range of interests in the conversation. This slightly modified approach was …

Learn how NH’s largest city benefits from the investments they’ve made in energy efficiency. “Promoting and advancing clean energy in New Hampshire is critical to reducing electric rates, to our workforce, and to our economy.”

The town of Lyme in New Hampshire’s Upper Valley has been a leader in clean energy initiatives not just locally but nationally too. According to members of the Town’s Energy Committee, Lyme was one of the country’s early adopters of heating a municipal building with bulk wood pellets. In addition to the residential support for solar, the Town embraced wood …

The City of Nashua has a forward thinking clean energy solution benefiting from natural resources in their backyard. One of the city’s biggest commitment to clean energy is with the ownership of the city’s two hydroelectric facilities, Jackson Mills Damn and Mine Falls Hydroelectric Facility. Both are fully operational and producing electricity to help bolster the city’s own supply of …

The town of Londonderry recently converted the lighting in its Town Hall building and parking lot to LED. According to Town Administrators, it was a small investment that didn’t add any costs to taxpayers and they anticipate the Town will see a return on that investment in under two years – with a cost saving of approximately $643 a month. …

NH’s Energy Future is Now!

New Hampshire needs sensible, consistent, long term energy policies that will continue to strengthen our State’s economy and support the growing use of clean energy technologies and efficiencies. No one organization or sector has all the answers. This effort will promote approaches that help ratepayers lower their bills; ensure more reliable and affordable energy; and secure the ability of homeowners, businesses of all size, and municipalities to make the energy choices that are right for them.